DrLinda Young

Honorary Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Honorary Fellow
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • +61 3 925 17130 (Work)
  • Off-Campus (Home)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Genres of heritage, currently focusing on the historic house as a species of
museum
History of collections and museums, including the 19thC international
exhibitions
Visitor studies and evaluation of the effectiveness of heritage presentations
Museology and interpretation of historic sites
Personal and domestic material culture
Material culture theory and methods
Critical review of exhibitions

Projects
Historic houses as a species of museum
Surburban archaeology: the growth of middle class culture in Melbourne (ARC
project DP1093001, with Prof Tim Murray, AssProf Susan Lawrence and AssProf
Andy May

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Suburban archaeology: approaching an archaeology of the middle class in 19th century Melbourne
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Murray T,
    • Lawrence S,
    • May A,
    • Hayes S,
    • Young L
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP1093001 - $155,534.00
  • GRANT
    The provision of a history of the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre, Melbourne, as described in the proposal in Schedule A to this Agreement.
    30 Aug 2008 - 30 Jun 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    JHC Grant - Research - Jewish Holocaust Centre Inc - $70,358.00
  • GRANT
    Testing the Victorian Historic Themes on local historical collections
    27 Dec 2007 - 30 May 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Linda Young
    DPCD Consultancy - Department of Planning and Community Development - $9,389.00